Timeline of the introduction of television in countries

The year of the introduction of television can not be determined exactly for each country. Based on this list is the year of the founding of the first regular, non - experimental TV station. Therefore, the following instructions should be observed for the interpretation of the list:

• An irregular or regular experimental broadcasting of television programs often began long before the founding of the first regular station. Where data are available to this will be noted in the table.
• In some countries it may also be the full service operation are referred to in the early years rather than experimental. Where data are available to this will be noted in the table.
• In many small states has its own television station was often late founder, there but for decades the television larger neighboring states could be received in most cases already.
• Regular transmission start should not be interpreted to mean that aired as of this date nationwide daily television program. In some countries, the television programming was limited in the early years to a few hours per week, which was seen only in the capital and its immediate surroundings on a few hundred recipients. In some small states this is so common today.

In the RSFSR was, unlike the other republics of the USSR, no own local television station; such was not founded until 1991, until then only existed since 1938 total state television and local stations could be received